Geography tells us why the chunk of coastal Los Angeles County land south of Ballona Creek became known as the “South Bay.” The area from Playa del Rey down to the Palos Verdes Peninsula forms the lower half of Santa Monica Bay, hence the “South Bay” sobriquet. The South Bay’s boundaries are less well-defined thanContinue reading “How and when did the South Bay come to be known by that name?”
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Trailblazer LeRoy Grannis set high standards for surf photography
LeRoy Grannis fell in love with the ocean and surfing at a very young age, and at a time when the sport was also at a very young age. He was born at home, blocks from the ocean in Hermosa Beach on Aug. 12th,1917. The family made the most of living near the beach. Grannis’Continue reading “Trailblazer LeRoy Grannis set high standards for surf photography”
Tony Trutanich’s seafood restaurants became fixtures on the Redondo Beach pier
Tony Trutanich’s parents, Martin and Mary, were Croatian immigrants who settled in a house on 15th St. in San Pedro after originally coming to the port city of Tacoma, Washington in the early 1900s. Anthony Andrew Trutanich was born on Nov. 29, 1922. As a young man, he worked in the commercial fishing industry inContinue reading “Tony Trutanich’s seafood restaurants became fixtures on the Redondo Beach pier”
Moonstone Beach drew tourists, rock hounds, and profiteers to Redondo
Everybody seemed to love Moonstone Beach, one of the South Bay coastline’s most popular, if relatively short-lived, tourist stops on the Red Car railroad lines of the early 20th century. I’ve mentioned the stretch of shoreline strewn with ocean-polished smooth stones that ran roughly from the southern Hermosa Beach border to just above the RedondoContinue reading “Moonstone Beach drew tourists, rock hounds, and profiteers to Redondo”
